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GreekG2690Verb

καταστρέφω

katastrephō

2Occurrences
G2690Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to turn upside down, i.e. upset

from G2596 (κατά) and G4762 (στρέφω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to turn down, turn over; the soil.
2.to overturn, overthrow
LXX: for הָפַךְ, etc.,

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

καταστρέφω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Matthew 21:12BSB

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Mark 11:15BSB

When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.